#5D517D#5D517D

#5D517D is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.071 H 296.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5D517D
RGB	rgb(93, 81, 125)
HSL	hsl(256, 21%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(256, 35%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.6%, 35.2%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.28, 15.14, -23.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.28, 27.62, 303.25°)
OKLab	oklab(46.53% 0.0313 -0.064)
OKLCH	oklch(46.53% 0.071 296.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.1574, 9.6926, 20.6811)
Luminance	0.0969 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5D517D #717D51

analogous

#515B7D #5D517D #73517D

triadic

#5D517D #7D5D51 #517D5D

tetradic

#5D517D #7D515B #717D51 #517D73

square

#5D517D #7D515B #717D51 #517D73

split-complementary

#5D517D #7D7351 #5B7D51

monochromatic

#262133 #413958 #5D517D #7A6CA0 #9B91B8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.15

#5D517D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#5D517D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5D517D

7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5D517D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5D517D	1.00	7.15	2.94	7.15
#FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#46587F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#48577C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#575861

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5d517d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(93, 81, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.071 296.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c82a3',
    500: '#5d517d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5d517d;
$custom-light: #8c82a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5d517d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 93,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.364,
    "s": 21.359,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46527,
    "c": 0.07129,
    "h": 296.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09693
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5D517D

secondary

#9CA585

accent

#BE6AA7

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#F0EEF3

border

#CBC9CD

text

#0C0A0F

muted

#7D7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #5D517D

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →